Radio Hams Stamps for Veterans

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US Amateur / Ham Radio Operator Bob Josuweit WA3PZO who is president of the Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club is coordinating a project to support Veterans.

The Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club is asking for donations of envelopes and cards as the club is collecting the stamps for a project called “Stamps for the Wounded”

“Cancelled stamps are collected and then distributed to local VA hospitals and other convalescent facilities where our wounded warriors can receive occupational therapy using the stamps either to put into albums or to make decorative items.”
— Bob Josuweit - WA3PZO

USBee PC Data Transmission

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An Israeli researcher with a history of technology research and findings, has located a technique of using a computer's USB port as a mini RF transmitter.

Mordechai Guri, used air-gapped PC’s to find that by modulating the data fed at high speed to plugged-in devices, a string of “0” bits could be transmitted from the USB port detectable between 240MHz - 480MHz.

Guri wrote a sequences of '0' and '1', creating a carrier wave from the rapid voltage changes on the interface's data pins, then binary frequency shift keying (B-FSK) to encode useful information into the wave.

Guri estimates that transmissions of 80 bytes per second can be achieved over the air using this technique.

Full Story - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/31/usbee_shows_once_again_that_airgapping_doesnt_protect_squat/

Hand-carried QRP Antennas eBook

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Australian Amateur Radio Operator Peter Parker, VK3YE has published a new eBook, aiming to take the mystery out of portable antennas.

The book is published in a practical manner, demonstrating many alternative / cheaper methods of erecting portable antennas.

Parker has aimed the book at amateur radio operators new to the hobby, or to those returning to the hobby after a break.

Parker has tested all the solutions detailed in the book over his 30 year enjoyment of the Amateur / Ham Radio Hobby.

If you are interested in Peter’s book, please purchase from the Amazon link opposite to also support the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast.